One of the biggest questions we are hearing lately is if we know just when Uncarted 4 might actually ship.

This continues to be a closely guarded secret, with phrases like “later this year” and “holiday season” being the norm.

Now our whispers who claim to be in the know say that at least right now they are hearing that Uncharted 4 is targeted for a September 29th release in North America, followed by an October 2nd release in Europe. We heard some of a unified release on October 2nd, but right now that seems to be just talk.

Still anything could happen and the dates may change or move around depending on the development schedule. Of course this is only talk and we suspect that a final decision will not come till E3 from what we are hearing.

Uncharted 4 developer Naughty Dog says in the latest issue of EDGE that they will not go for 60 fps if it impacts the player experience. Bruce Straley confirmed that the Uncharted Demo that was shown at the PlayStation Experience was locked at 30 fps, despite the ability to run above that.

Previously Straley says that a locked or near-locked 30 fps was always the norm for Naughty Dog games on the PS3 which included the previous Uncharted titles as well as The Last of Us. The developer remains committed to making the game that they want to make, but not at the cost of losing something.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is currently in development at Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 4. While an official release date has yet to be confirmed by Sony, it is to be released at some point in 2015. It is believed through information from our sources that Sony is hoping that it will be ready for release during the 2015 holiday season.

Naughty Dog’s new title, Last of Us, is now confirmed for release on May 7th. The recent trailer debuted at the VGA awards shows a game that looks very polished and much closer to release than expected.

What is perhaps more noteworthy is that the release date will come several weeks before a possible announcement of a new console by Sony at E3. Most sources expect that Sony will announce the new console, which is expected to be called the PlayStation 4, at E3 this year. It is expected that the company will announce its plan for the new PS4 to arrive for the 2013 holiday season.

If Sony does announce at E3 as expected, Last of Us could be the last big exclusive title to arrive on the PlayStation 3. While we don’t expect support for PS3 titles to end during 2013, we do think that the number of titles will drop as studios split between the newest console and the older consoles.

Sony really came out of nowhere with its announcement of a new exclusive title for the PlayStation family. It was much unexpected when a trailer from Naughty Dog was shown for new IP called Last of Us. While we know that it will be a PlayStation 3 release to start with, no date was announced as to when it was being targeted.

The game itself looks to be a survival action type of title that is taking place in a world decimated by some sort of biological plague. Being a Naughty Dog title, the look and feel seems to have many elements from the Uncharted series with a different story, but the trailer was compelling.

The title has been in development for some time. The game is being headed by a team run by Bruce Stanley and Neil Drukmann. It is also the first time that Naughty Dog has had a second IP offering during the same hardware generation.